EASTSIDE IOWA CITY

"Envision a chewy, deep-crust, perfectly cooked pizza - smothered with cheese and topped with tomato slices. You take a bite - it melts in your mouth....you've just experienced the Flying Tomato. It should be a crime to have such enjoyment at a diner. DON'T order this pizza if you are watching your caloric intake :)" - kathybrez on TripAdvisor

"Two of our editors go on a pilgrimage to Iowa City every year, and can personally attest to the beauty of Wig and Pen’s Flying Tomato Pie, which is a sort of pan/stuffed pizza hybrid that involves an entire grocery store’s dairy section of cheese, and a buttery crust. That originality alone is enough to put them at number one in the Hawkeye State." - Thrillist

"...conventional expectations should be thrown out the window here. It’s taken me almost three years to do it, but I’ve finally found a non-chain pizza place within an hour’s trip that I can genuinely enjoy. It’s truly been a long time coming." - Dan vs. Food

"Words cannot express my love for the Wig & Pen. Seriously the best Chicago-style pizza outside of Chicago... I have to thank fellow Yelper Brendan M. for introducing me to this cheesy, buttery deliciousness. There's nothing like this in CA, and quite frankly the "Chicago-style" pizza I had at O'Hare failed miserably in comparison. The cheese was so fresh and melty. The tomatoes were the perfect mix of spice and sauce. The crust... OH THE CRUST... delectable buttery goodness. This is a required stop EVERY TIME I'm in the Cedar Rapids-Coralville-Iowa City area. GO HAWKEYES!" - Christine Q. on Yelp